26/9: Between Pages – My Country, Africa, Andrée Blouin Who writes the hist

26/9: Between Pages – My Country, Africa, Andrée Blouin

Who writes the history of resistance, and who gets left out of it? Andrée Blouin organised, wrote and fought for a free Congo, but remained largely invisible in the history books. In My Country, Africa, she tells her own story of the pan-African freedom struggle, as a woman and as a métisse (a term for a child of a European, colonial father and an African mother; in colonial times often unacknowledged and held apart from both communities). She grew up in a girls' convent and a world that decided who she was allowed to be. In her story, gender, class and background always intersect.

Echoes of In*dependenceThis session is part of Echoes of In*dependence, our exhibition on the independence of Congo, Cabo Verde, Ghana and Suriname. We talk about Blouin's youth and her activism, and look at Congo today: what still remains of her ideals, and what doesn't? A community member opens the conversation. By the end, it's your turn: you answer whose shoulders you stand on. Haven't finished the book, or not started it yet? Come anyway. We'll talk through the book together.

Date? Saturday 26 SeptemberTime? 13:00 – 16:00Location? The Black Archives, Zeeburgerdijk 21, AmsterdamEntry? €7,50 (w/ lunch)Language? Dutch/English, book available in both languages (the talk itself is in English)